Synonyms for conventional
kənˈvɛn ʃə nlcon·ven·tion·al

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1. conventionaladjective

   Synonyms:
   stereotypical, typical

   Antonyms:
   out of the ordinary, unconventional, atypical, imaginative

2. conventionaladjective

   Pertaining to a convention, as in following generally accepted principles, methods and behaviour.

   Synonyms:
   typical, stereotypical

   Antonyms:
   imaginative, out of the ordinary, atypical, unconventional

3. conventionaladjective

   ordinary, commonplace

   Synonyms:
   stereotypical, typical

   Antonyms:
   atypical, unconventional, imaginative, out of the ordinary

4. conventionaladjective

   banal, trite, hackneyed, unoriginal or cliche

   Synonyms:
   typical, stereotypical

   Antonyms:
   out of the ordinary, imaginative, unconventional, atypical

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1. conventional

   Synonyms:
   customary, usual, ordinary, stipulated, prevalent, social

   Antonyms:
   unusual, unsocial, legal, compulsory, statutable, immutable, natural, invariable

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1. conventionaladjective

   following accepted customs and proprieties

   "conventional wisdom"; "she had strayed from the path of conventional behavior"; "conventional forms of address"

   Synonyms:
   established, ceremonious, schematic, formal

   Antonyms:
   spacey, offbeat, irregular, spacy, unconventional, bizarre, alternative, outlandish, rakish, kinky, far-out, funky, raffish, go-as-you-please, representational, flakey, eccentric, devil-may-care, unorthodox, off-the-wall, nontraditional, freakish, gonzo, spaced-out, nuclear, outre, freaky, quirky, bohemian, atomic, way-out, flaky, untraditional, maverick, informal, thermonuclear

2. conventional, establishedadjective

   conforming with accepted standards

   "a conventional view of the world"

   Synonyms:
   accomplished, naturalized, schematic, established, formal, effected, ceremonious, constituted

   Antonyms:
   bizarre, offbeat, flaky, untraditional, kinky, thermonuclear, devil-may-care, spacy, freakish, eccentric, off-the-wall, far-out, unconventional, alternative, unorthodox, outre, quirky, flakey, gonzo, rakish, go-as-you-please, spacey, spaced-out, irregular, nuclear, funky, outlandish, way-out, freaky, informal, atomic, raffish, nontraditional, representational, maverick, bohemian

3. conventionaladjective

   (weapons) using energy for propulsion or destruction that is not nuclear energy

   "conventional warfare"; "conventional weapons"

   Synonyms:
   established, ceremonious, schematic, formal

   Antonyms:
   unconventional, outre, kinky, go-as-you-please, alternative, freaky, way-out, spaced-out, off-the-wall, funky, flaky, gonzo, quirky, eccentric, freakish, spacy, informal, bizarre, offbeat, far-out, devil-may-care, rakish, flakey, spacey, bohemian, thermonuclear, irregular, untraditional, atomic, nuclear, representational, maverick, unorthodox, outlandish, nontraditional, raffish

4. conventionaladjective

   unimaginative and conformist

   "conventional bourgeois lives"; "conventional attitudes"

   Synonyms:
   established, ceremonious, schematic, formal

   Antonyms:
   flakey, devil-may-care, way-out, unconventional, freaky, nontraditional, eccentric, thermonuclear, offbeat, spacy, outre, flaky, informal, far-out, bohemian, kinky, quirky, spacey, off-the-wall, untraditional, gonzo, spaced-out, funky, representational, maverick, unorthodox, outlandish, rakish, raffish, go-as-you-please, irregular, freakish, atomic, nuclear, alternative, bizarre

5. conventional, formal, schematicadjective

   represented in simplified or symbolic form

   Synonyms:
   established, ceremonious, courtly, schematic, formal, stately

   Antonyms:
   offbeat, flaky, go-as-you-please, funky, outlandish, devil-may-care, thermonuclear, spacy, kinky, atomic, far-out, off-the-wall, unorthodox, bizarre, quirky, eccentric, freakish, spacey, irregular, freaky, outre, raffish, alternative, nuclear, informal, gonzo, way-out, rakish, flakey, unconventional, nontraditional, spaced-out, maverick, untraditional, representational, bohemian

6. conventionaladjective

   in accord with or being a tradition or practice accepted from the past

   "a conventional church wedding with the bride in traditional white"; "the conventional handshake"

   Synonyms:
   established, ceremonious, schematic, formal

   Antonyms:
   raffish, unconventional, devil-may-care, representational, outre, spacy, off-the-wall, irregular, gonzo, freakish, flakey, bizarre, go-as-you-please, far-out, untraditional, alternative, nontraditional, informal, eccentric, kinky, spacey, flaky, way-out, quirky, funky, spaced-out, outlandish, freaky, bohemian, rakish, thermonuclear, atomic, offbeat, unorthodox, maverick, nuclear

7. ceremonious, conventionaladjective

   rigidly formal or bound by convention

   "their ceremonious greetings did not seem heartfelt"

   Synonyms:
   established, ceremonious, pompous, schematic, formal

   Antonyms:
   funky, spacy, freakish, flaky, eccentric, far-out, spaced-out, offbeat, outlandish, flakey, outre, gonzo, spacey, way-out, unconventional, go-as-you-please, nuclear, freaky, unorthodox, kinky, devil-may-care, off-the-wall, bizarre, raffish, representational, rakish, alternative, untraditional, thermonuclear, irregular, quirky, nontraditional, maverick, bohemian, informal, atomic

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1. conventionaladjective

   Synonyms:
   stipulated, agreed on, bargained for

2. conventionaladjective

   Synonyms:
   usual, customary, common, habitual, wonted, accustomed, ordinary, regular, every-day

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1. List of paraphrases for "conventional":

   traditional, classical, classic, classics, treaty, treaty-based, mainstream, contractual, ordinary, fever, regular

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1. Andrei Soldatov:

   Since last summer military intelligence generals assumed a more prominent role as it dawned on Putin it was not a ‘special operation’ anymore but a conventional war, unfortunately, it means Putin’s readying the country for a long conventional war.

2. Molly Ringwald:

   If you leave home for a while ... you question the conventional wisdom you've grown up with. That doesn't mean you have to change your opinions or who you are, but it's good to ask the questions.

3. Northrop Grumman:

   . The new strike bomber will start deploying in about a decade. The aircraft is expected to replace the nearly four-decades old B-1 as well as the legendary B-52 Stratofortress that has served the country for about six decades. Related : Marine Corps ' new helicopter completes Marine Corps ' new helicopter first flight This new bomber will be fully loaded with lots of technologies and next-gen innovations that are cloaked in secrecy. Marine Corps ' new helicopter may even withstand nuclear weapon-generated electromagnetic pulses( EMPs) and still operate. What will Marine Corps ' new helicopter be like ? The military has kept details of the wish list for its new bomber classified. During the Super Bowl, Northrop Grumman’s ad featured a new aircraft shrouded in mystery – literally cloaked at one point. Some industry experts believe this was a representation of Northrop’s vision for the new mysterious bomber. B-2 We can look to the B-2 bomber, also made by Northrop Grumman, for an idea of what we might expect. The B-2 aircraft has been a mainstay for the military with The B-2 aircraft stealth long-range and big payload strike bomber capabilities. Related : Navy taps Raytheon for sophisticated' last chance' gun system The B-2 Spirit Bomber carries a crew of two and took its first flight in 1989 and entered the operational fleet in 1993. The original B-2 fleet was 21 aircraft. The four 19,000-pound-thrust F118-GE engines give the B-2 its power, allowing it to fly more than 600 miles per hour. With a 172-foot wingspan, the B-2 can fly to a ceiling of 50,000 feet. B-2 is built for stealth. During the Cold War, it was designed to beat air defense systems, penetrating deep into Soviet Union airspace and deliver a nuclear bomb if necessary. Cold War design allows it to evade radar and makes it tough to detect. Instead of metal, the structure is made from advanced composites like resin-impregnated graphite fiber. Related : Meet' Viper' - the newest F-16 Fighter The aircraft can travel a very long range - to approximately 6,000 nautical miles. If the aircraft is refueled while in the air, then it can fly even farther - an additional 4,000 miles without landing. The B-2 Spirit Bomber can carry more than 40,000 pounds of nuclear or conventional munitions – that’s the kind of power that can dramatically change the battle space in one flight. The aircraft is designed to deliver these munitions precisely on target even in adverse weather conditions. Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri is home to the majority of the current B-2 fleet. The aircraft has deployed recently in combat in Libya, Afghanistan and Iraq. Related : 11 stunning F-22 fighter jet images Since it was introduced more than 20 years ago, many advances have been incorporated to improve the B-2's lethality. The aircraft’s ability to receive updated target data while in the midst of a mission was also improved. Other upgrade programs improved the B-2’s capabilities to collect, process and then distribute battlefield data to teams throughout the world. The sleek B-2 has a unique flying wing design that supports its radar evasion and hard to detect design. The Super Bowl commercial showed a sort of bat wing shape, similar to B-2, but the specs of the new plane have remained secret. The Air Force has made the right decision for our nation's security, as the company that developed and delivered the B-2 Spirit stealth bomber, we look forward to providing The Air Force with a highly-capable and affordable next-generation Long-Range Strike Bomber.

4. Ehud Keinan:

   It is very easy to make, not like a conventional bomb, you don't need to be part of a large organization or need training to do this.

5. Jonathan Tasini:

   It's both astonishing and understandable, the understandable part is, too many journalists are too enthralled with conventional wisdom and establishment thinking. They just repeat things without any notion of what's happening on the ground.